42 U.S.C. § 285g–11 — Research on the health and development effects of media and related technology on infants, children, and adolescents

(a) In general: The Secretary of Health and Human Services (the "Secretary") must, as appropriate, conduct or support research on the health and development effects — including long-term effects — of media and related technology use on infants, children, and adolescents. This can include effects from exposure to and use of things like social media, apps, websites, TV, movies, artificial intelligence, mobile devices, computers, video games, virtual and augmented reality, and other content, networks, or platforms delivered online, broadcast, or through other media technologies. (b) Activities: To carry out subsection (a), the Secretary, acting through the Director of NIH, must, as appropriate, build a research agenda assessing these effects, which may consider: (1) cognitive development — including language development, learning ability, and other cognitive areas; (2) physical health — including diet, exercise, sleep and eating routines, and other physical development areas; and (3) mental health — including self-awareness, social awareness, relationship skills, decision-making, violence, bullying, privacy, mental disorders, and other mental-health areas. (c) Consultation: When building the research agenda in subsection (b), the Secretary may consult national research institutes, academies, centers, relevant consortia, and non-federal experts, as appropriate, and may use workshops, symposia, and other activities to assess current knowledge and find research gaps and opportunities. (d) Report to Congress: Within 2 years of December 29, 2022, the Director of NIH must send the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee a report (1) on progress made improving data and expanding research on these effects under this section, and (2) summarizing the grants and research this section funded, for each year the report covers.